The Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) is
the recognized regional accrediting body. The University of South Carolina is accredited
by SACS to award bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees.For additional information please see theSACS web site

SARA Statement

Important Information About Programs Leading to Licensure: Each state has its own licensing board with its own Registered Professional Nurse
and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse licensure requirements. Consequently, although
the baccalaureate and master’s degree programs in the College of Nursing at the University
of South Carolina are fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
(CCNE , http://www.aacn.nche.edu/ccne-accreditation/accredited-programs ) thereby making BSN graduates eligible to sit for national licensure (NCLEX-RN)
and MSN graduates eligible to sit for national certification (ANCC, AANP, CP and/or
AANP-CP), thus meeting requirements for RN and APRN professional licensure in the
state of South Carolina, we cannot confirm that the program meets all the requirements
for professional licensure in another state (e.g., some states have specific topical
requirements). Certificate in Graduate Studies (Post MSN) programs are similar in
content. For students not living in South Carolina, the following link provides information
regarding state licensure specific to individual states throughout the U.S. where
a non-resident student lives: http://www.nursinglicensure.org/ for RN licensure and http://www.nursinglicensure.org/articles/nurse-practitioner-license.html for APRN licensure.

South Carolina is a SARA participating state providing distance education across state
lines. However, each state has its own licensing board with its own Registered Professional
Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse licensure requirements. In some cases,
State Boards of Nursing impose restrictions on clinical instruction of students, outside
of the SARA agreement including from out of state graduate educational programs seeking
clinical practica in the state. For students not living in South Carolina, it is recommended
that the student contacts the State Board of Nursing they plan to conduct their clinical
practica prior to matriculation to confirm graduate student clinical practica is permitted
by students from out of state graduate programs.